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POSTURE INFLUENCES SYMPTOMS. TAKE OUR FREE TECH NECK QUIZ

WHERE IT HURTS (SYMPTOMS), AND THE ACTUAL PROBLEM ARE NOT ALWAYS THE SAME

At Bout2BeBetter your treatment will always start with a postural assessment. This assessment isn't only meant to test your posture, but it also tests your nervous system to see how it responds to input, which gives the framework of your treatment. For example, shoulder pain could just be pain, inflexibility, and/or a frozen shoulder. All of these symptoms start at the neck. When the joints in your neck are compressed, this may cause pain such as headaches, and stem all the w

Did you wake up with another headache? Try swapping the term "Pain" for "Pressure", our nervous system is a circuit of competing inputs, and by swapping these two words -- pain and pressure -- we can have a better understanding of how to alleviate our discomfort. Start on your side and post on your elbow with your hip against the wall. Then, flip over on your back and place your feet up against the wall. Press your shoulders into the ground and raise your bellybutton just a l

If you are feeling discomfort or compression in your hip area, lay down on the floor and push your feet against the wall for 5 seconds, relax, and repeat. This is a decompression exercise and can even be done in a plank.

Neck support starts at your feet. We can influence pain distally (far away; feet) or centrally (neck). Try this simple foot exercise: Stand without your shoes. Move the arch of your foot inward (collapsed) and outward (excessive arch). Find the midpoint and press through the joint of your big toe. Assess your neck pain. Did your pain decrease? The arch of your foot is malleable (able to change). Finding the neutral position of your foot may decrease spine pain by providing su

By moving in the opposite direction (extension), 10 times , 6 times a day you may decrease neck/mid/low-back-pain. Tuck your chin toward the back of your head, keep your chin tucked and look up toward the ceiling, and return to neutral keeping your chin tucked. Repeat 10 times, 6 times a day to undue the strain of prolonged sitting throughout the day. See how posture influences your symptoms by taking our free Tech Neck Quiz!

Faulty posture may result in hip inflexibility. By using a yoga ball, a balance disc, and getting into NEUTRAL SPINE, you can push your feet down into the disc while rotating your hips in a circle to release the tension felt in your hips.

Sitting hunched over at our desks puts pressure on our pelvic floor and can lead to pain. Back Pain Front Groin Pain Anterior Knee Pain Ankle Pain Pelvic Pain An easy way to combat this is by getting into NEUTRAL SPINE position. This will alleviate all that compression on your anterior structures and allow your body to decompress.

The simple act of bending during a squat, or lunging to pick something off the floor, or carrying bags of groceries Stimulates Intersegmental Mobility, or motion at each level of the spine that requires each spinal segment to Respond and Adapt. This adaptation occurs at both the Nervous System and the Muscular System creating a neuromuscular interplay that encourages Mobility in hypomobile, or "under mobile" segments that may otherwise remain stiff, and Stability in hypermobi

How to Improve Spine Mobility: Mechanism Effect on the Spine Dynamic Spinal Loading Encourages segmental movement through thoracic and lumbar spine Pelvic Tilting Improves coordination between spine and hips Core Engagement Prompts spinal stability and dynamic control Postural Awareness Reinforces proper spinal alignment through full range of motion Joint Decompression / Recompression Aids in synovial fluid movement and disc nutrition Key Considerations: Deep squats promote f

Problem: Are you suffering from pinching SHOULDER PAIN during or after bench press? Your symptoms may be related to your POSTURE. Analogy: Sitting hunched over a computer most of the day, TECH NECK, is like tangling a power cord. That power cord is analogous to your SPINE, and it is full of nerves that exit from the spinal column and travel to your SHOULDER, down your arm. Unless we do the OPPOSITE movement; arch into extension and away from flexion before a lift, we bring th

Walking down flights of stairs can be arduous in itself, but it can be even worse when you're in PAIN. If you're experiencing pain or discomfort just below your KNEEcap while walking down stairs, this may be due to your leg failing to absorb compression because of faulty habitual POSTURE. When we make changes in our POSTURE our joints align differently, and just enough to cause havoc. Think about this... when you sit or stand at your desk, you make small adjustments so you ca

When you schedule a Bout2bebetter appointment, you are finally prioritizing a much-needed UPDATE to your SPINE system: the SYSTEM responsible for every movement you make. Joint ALIGNMENT & MOBILITY is like updating your codebase, or fixing critical bugs required for seamless performance. ACTIVITY constantly interrupted by aches & pain ...like frequent crashes of a subpar system converts to full range effortless MOBILITY...ready to flow through everyday activities like a silky